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Help indentifying Dad's old muzzle loader

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I inherited Dad's old cap lock muzzle loader that us boys would play with growing up. I don't think Dad ever identified it exactly, but I remember him saying something about being an old Prussian rifle. I've looked on-line but haven't been able to identify it. I was hoping someone has an idea of what it is.

It has SUHL over S&C stamped on the right side and a strange proof mark(?) stamped on various parts. It also has "35" stamped on one of the screws on the trigger guard plate-thing (sorry, I don't know terms).

It is 56 1/4" long, butt to tip and the bore measures about .75" interior diameter (with my ruler).

Thanks for all your help.
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#2 · (Edited)
It seems like a "Infanteriegewehr 1839" but the sideplate is another type, longer than this, also the left side is in opposide than normal. Fact is, manufactured in Suhl, Thuringia, Germany by Spangenberg & Consorten between 1840 -1855, caliber is 18mm, (.71), very often used may be more than this. The gun was delivered to "Großherzog Leopold of Baden", the letter in old German L stands for him, it's no proof mark, it's an acceptance stamp of the army.
 
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